My mom is looking for a song from the 80's . A woman sang it. It was about Peter the meter reader.?

Question

It was from the 80's. The guy says Hi my name is Peter. I'm hear to read your meter.

Answer 1

Performed by Meri Wilson...this is from the Dr. Demento 25th Anniversary Collection. The album was released in '95, and the actual genre, would be comedy.

Here we go again
I was lying on my back porch just a-getting some sun
Had my hair done up in pigtails had my swiming suit on
I was just about asleep when there came a shadow over me
I opened up my eyes to peek and what did I see-ee
There was a man what a man looking down on me
Tall dark and handsome, six foot three
There was a look in his eyes that was telling me
He knew that there was something that he wanted to see
He said "Hi my name is Peter
And I'm here to read your meter
I'd like to see your kilowatts
Could you take me to your box"
I didn't have the slightest notion where that box could be
But I said to Peter won't you follow me
We went upstairs downstairs inside and out
I just loved having Peter follow me about
He said "Hey what's with you fox
Can't you take me to your box
I came here to see your meter
They call me Peter the meter reader"
By the time he found my meter it was a quarter past four
And he said to watch my heater as he was walking through my door
Every single kilowatt was a-looking just fine
And he'd be coming back to see them in another month's ti-i-ime
So now I'm waiting yes I'm waiting so patiently
To have my sweet sweet Peter read my meter for me
Maybe I should tell you so you'll understand
That Peter used to be my telephone man
Singing hey-laddy-laddy hey-laddy-laddy hey-laddy-laddy
Get it any way you can
I've never done anything like this before...well...

Answer 2

Peter the Meter Reader
Performed by Meri Wilson...


Here we go again
I was lying on my back porch just a-getting some sun
Had my hair done up in pigtails had my swiming suit on
I was just about asleep when there came a shadow over me
I opened up my eyes to peek and what did I see-ee
There was a man what a man looking down on me
Tall dark and handsome, six foot three
There was a look in his eyes that was telling me
He knew that there was something that he wanted to see
He said "Hi my name is Peter
And I'm here to read your meter
I'd like to see your kilowatts
Could you take me to your box"
I didn't have the slightest notion where that box could be
But I said to Peter won't you follow me
We went upstairs downstairs inside and out
I just loved having Peter follow me about
He said "Hey what's with you fox
Can't you take me to your box
I came here to see your meter
They call me Peter the meter reader"
By the time he found my meter it was a quarter past four
And he said to watch my heater as he was walking through my door
Every single kilowatt was a-looking just fine
And he'd be coming back to see them in another month's ti-i-ime
So now I'm waiting yes I'm waiting so patiently
To have my sweet sweet Peter read my meter for me
Maybe I should tell you so you'll understand
That Peter used to be my telephone man
Singing hey-laddy-laddy hey-laddy-laddy hey-laddy-laddy
Get it any way you can
I've never done anything like this before...well...

Answer 3

PETER THE METER READER
Meri Wilson
(Dr. Demento 25th anniversary tape)
Note: this is a follow-up to TELEPHONE MAN

Here we go again
I was lying on my back porch just a-getting some sun
Had my hair done up in pigtails had my swiming suit on
I was just about asleep when there came a shadow over me
I opened up my eyes to peek and what did I see-ee
There was a man what a man looking down on me
Tall dark and handsome, six foot three
There was a look in his eyes that was telling me
He knew that there was something that he wanted to see
He said "Hi my name is Peter
And I'm here to read your meter
I'd like to see your kilowatts
Could you take me to your box"
I didn't have the slightest notion where that box could be
But I said to Peter won't you follow me
We went upstairs downstairs inside and out
I just loved having Peter follow me about
He said "Hey what's with you fox
Can't you take me to your box
I came here to see your meter
They call me Peter the meter reader"
By the time he found my meter it was a quarter past four
And he said to watch my heater as he was walking through my door
Every single kilowatt was a-looking just fine
And he'd be coming back to see them in another month's ti-i-ime
So now I'm waiting yes I'm waiting so patiently
To have my sweet sweet Peter read my meter for me
Maybe I should tell you so you'll understand
That Peter used to be my telephone man
Singing hey-laddy-laddy hey-laddy-laddy hey-laddy-laddy
Get it any way you can
I've never done anything like this before...well...

Answer 4

i don't think this is from the 80's though....

PETER THE METER READER
Meri Wilson
Note: this is a follow-up to TELEPHONE MAN

Here we go again
I was lying on my back porch just a-getting some sun
Had my hair done up in pigtails had my swiming suit on
I was just about asleep when there came a shadow over me
I opened up my eyes to peek and what did I see-ee

There was a man what a man looking down on me
Tall dark and handsome, six foot three
There was a look in his eyes that was telling me
He knew that there was something that he wanted to see
He said "Hi my name is Peter
And I'm here to read your meter
I'd like to see your kilowatts
Could you take me to your box"
I didn't have the slightest notion where that box could be
But I said to Peter won't you follow me
We went upstairs downstairs inside and out
I just loved having Peter follow me about
He said "Hey what's with you fox
Can't you take me to your box
I came here to see your meter
They call me Peter the meter reader"
By the time he found my meter it was a quarter past four
And he said to watch my heater as he was walking through my door
Every single kilowatt was a-looking just fine
And he'd be coming back to see them in another month's ti-i-ime
So now I'm waiting yes I'm waiting so patiently
To have my sweet sweet Peter read my meter for me
Maybe I should tell you so you'll understand
That Peter used to be my telephone man
Singing hey-laddy-laddy hey-laddy-laddy hey-laddy-laddy
Get it any way you can
I've never done anything like this before...well...

Answer 5

More than a Woman-Bee Gees She's A Woman-The Beatles Woman-John Lennon Evil Woman-Black Sabbath Evil Woman-ELO Devil Woman-Cliff Richard Honky Tonk Women-Rolling Stones When you love a woman-Journey In the eyes of a woman-Journey Man,I feel like a woman-Shania Twain Rainy Day Women numbers 12 and 35-Bob Dylan Girl,You'll be a woman soon-either Neil Diamond or Urge Overkill The Woman in me-Shania Twain Lady-Styx Lady Strange-Def Leppard American Woman-either The Guess Who or Lenny Kravitz

Answer 6

It was sung by Meri Wilson, and you can find it on this compiliation album from Dr. Dimento:

http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Demento-25th-Anniversary-Collection/dp/B0000033LN

I remember that song! It is a funny song. If you've never heard of Dr.Dimento, his radio show was on a Southern California radio station in the 70's and 80's. You (or your mother) will probably enjoy the other songs on the album, too.

Answer 7

This was Meri Wilson's followup to her 1977 hit "Telephone Man". She later became the director of elementary education in the state of Georgia.

Answer 8

could be "peter the meter reader" by meri wilson

Answer 9

meri wilson... peter the meter reader

Answer 10

There was a Beatles song, " lovely Rita meter maid", Not sure if this is what your looking for...